Putting the Indigenous Knowledge of Livestock Breeders on Record
Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan and other NGOs constituting the LIFE Network are currently developing and testing a new (“LIFE”) process of documenting indigenous breeds on the basis of their owners’ concepts, priorities and knowledge. Its purpose is to fully record the contribution of traditional livestock keepers – both pastoralists and farmers – in the creation and maintenance of domestic animal diversity. This will lay the groundwork for international recognition and acknowledgement of the role of these communities in sustaining a broad genetic base for the world’s farm animals. Click here for more